James Delahunty
30 Nov 2011 11:53
Germany takes its time banning Zombie title.
Dead Island was released in early September, but it's only now that Germany has decided that the game is too violent. The Federal Department of Media Harmful to Young Persons (translated, obviously..) has made the decision to pull the game and the developers are not surprised.
"This isn't unexpected," Techland told Eurogamer. "Germany has its unique regulations regarding video games and violence and the industry can only comply. Both Deep Silver and Techland were aware of such a possibility from the very beginning."
The organization put the title on "List B", which is reserved for media that features content depicting "extreme torture or Nazism."